Tangy-Chewy Fruit Nut Bars, from King Arthur Flour
Well, these are not kosher for Passover. Sorry! But neither recipe uses any eggs, if it is any consolation.
The chocolate cookies are interesting - they have a bit of a crumbly texture like shortbread. They have cocoa powder, melted chocolate, hand cut chocolate chips and cacao nibs, so the "very" in the title is certainly appropriate! These are small cookies, just a pop in the mouth and let the flavor explode variety. They also each have a tiny bit of fleur de sel on top, so there is a sweet-salty thing going on. Yum. Betsy - these are for you!
The fruit-nut bars are round three of my exploration of the fruit-nut bar world. People have been enjoying this change of pace, so onward and upwards and all that. These are a completely different version than any of the previous ones - there is a pastry base, like a pate sucree, that is prebaked, and then the fruit/nut/sugar/butter mixture is spread on top and then baked again. This week I have apricot, mango, apple, sour cherry, and raisins in my dried fruit mixture. I bought some dried blueberries to add, but only found them on the counter too late! Given the accumulation of dried fruit I have in my cupboard, I think we will be working through dried fruit-nut variants for a while, so I hope people like them. They are really healthy - yeah, that's it, healthy. Did I mention no eggs?
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